Well, that’s hornet!

I went to hunt for some kit in my bee shed today and as I turned around to close the door afterwards almost had my head taken off by a queen hornet leaving. I hung around for a while and she went back to a position under the ridge of the roof, behind a gusset that I added to give the roof more strength (presumably why I didn’t see her in the first place). I can’t have her setting up home there. She doesn’t seem to like the door being open, so I’ve propped it open for now and we’ll see what happens. If she doesn’t want to move on voluntarily then I might have to be a little more firm.